As per the memorandum of understanding (MoU), engineers from Honda Cars and Honda R&D Co, a subsidiary of Honda, will engage in joint research with IIT Delhi researchers to advance the underlying technologies of Honda Cooperative Intelligence (CI), the Japanese carmaker’s AI tool, the institute said in a release.
“They will keep an eye toward the future applications for technologies that reduce traffic collisions and enable automated driving,” it said.
“The mobility industry is experiencing significant change, driven by a growing demand for sustainable and functional products powered by AI technologies that are shaping its future,” said Preeti Ranjan Panda, dean, corporate relations, at IIT Delhi. “This partnership aims to leverage IIT Delhi’s advanced research and Honda’s expertise in practical applications to fast-track innovation and create solutions that benefit both customers and society across a wide range of applications,” she said.
Honda is currently conducting technology demonstrations as a proof of concept of its CI-powered micro-mobility vehicle/robot in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
“Honda and IIT Delhi have set joint research themes such as recognition of the surrounding environment and cultivation of cooperative behaviour, and will conduct joint research and development while utilising cutting-edge AI technologies,” the release said.For each research theme, Honda associates and professors of IIT Delhi will jointly engage with the institute’s students for planning, designing, developing and testing technologies. This will enable Honda and IIT Delhi to work more flexibly with a deeper exchange of academic and industry insights, it said.In addition, as part of this joint research, Honda, with the help of IIT Delhi, aims to verify driving assistance and automated driving technologies in the suburbs of Delhi.
By conducting technology verification in Delhi’s traffic environment, Honda and IIT Delhi will refine the underlying technologies of CI and strive to apply them to future driver assistance and automated driving technologies in various regions of the world, including India, the release stated.
